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You're completely right about teaching being an afterthought: just look at a university's hiring policy. New staff (researchers) are hired because of their rese
by praseodym 12y ago
You're completely right about teaching being an afterthought: just look at a university's hiring policy. New staff (researchers) are hired because of their research skills, i.e. the number of publications they can deliver or the number of grants they can receive, certainly not because of their teaching skills. Good teaching skills are only considered a nice benefit.
- privong 12y agoTo be fair, this is often less true for colleges, where there's a stronger emphasis on teaching.
- Fomite 12y agoOr any university hiring lecturers.
- zacinbusiness 12y agoMy wife, a university professor, was hired only after three extensive teaching demonstrations. I think some universities and departments focus in research while others focus on academics.